Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed woven in light-blue threads on

woven in light-blue threads on a white cotton backing

the pinback is marked “4” (Steinhauer & Lück

obverse illustrating Christopher Columbus' ships

only to find the island completely abandoned

an invitation by Reich Farmers Leader Darré (161x102mm)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed woven in light-blue threads on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original backplate and with a stabilizing pin emanating from the twelve oclock arm, the six oclock arm maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker,